Intro:

Paris Saint-German boss Laurent Blanc is confident his Brazilian stars will recover from a dismal FIFA World Cup anti-climax, as PSG arrive in Hong Kong on Saturday (26th July) for a pre-season tour.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (French) Laurent Blanc, Paris Saint-Germain head coach (on his Thiago Silva and David Luiz players bouncing back from a disappointing World Cup):

"You know in the World Cup, there's only one team that's happy at the end of the tournament, and that's the team that wins it. In this case it's the Germans that are very happy after this World Cup. The Brazilians hoped to win it, they put a lot of pressure on themselves. They did not manage to do it, but I still think their players have to return to their clubs with big ambitions which will certainly be the case for Thaigo Silva and David Luiz and for Maxwell. I think, because they are great players they will bounce back and prove once again they are indeed great players. Let us not forget that at the World Cup Thiago Silva and especially David Luiz, after the game against Germany - were highly criticised by the press and many journalists. Where as, before the game, they were seen as the best two defenders of the World Cup. So you have to be very careful with this. We at PSG are very happy to have them and I believe that next season they will prove to be great players."